Die Lösung

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"Die Lösung" (The Solution) is a famous German poem by Bertolt Brecht about the uprising of 1953 in East Germany. Written in mid-1953, it is critical of the government and was not published at the time.^[1][2][3] It was first published in 1959 in the West German newspaper Die Welt.

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Die Lösung	The Solution
Nach dem Aufstand des 17. Juni Ließ der Sekretär des Schriftstellerverbands In der Stalinallee Flugblätter verteilen Auf denen zu lesen war, daß das Volk Das Vertrauen der Regierung verscherzt habe Und es nur durch verdoppelte Arbeit zurückerobern könne. Wäre es da Nicht doch einfacher, die Regierung Löste das Volk auf und Wählte ein anderes?[4]	After the uprising of the 17th of June The Secretary of the Writers' Union Had leaflets distributed in the Stalinallee Stating that the people Had forfeited the confidence of the government And could win it back only By redoubled efforts. Would it not be easier In that case for the government To dissolve the people And elect another?

References

1. 
   ^ The Cambridge Companion to Brecht, Cambridge University Press, 2006, p. 239, ISBN 9780521857093 
   


2. 
   ^ Russell Hardin (1999), Democracy and Trust, Cambridge University Press, p. 40, ISBN 9780521646871 
   


3. 
   ^ Newey, Glen (2008), "The People Versus the Truth: Democratic Illusions", Does Truth Matter? Democracy and Public Space, New York: Springer, p. 90, ISBN 9781402088483 
   


4. 
   ^ Reinhold Grimm, ed. (2003). Bertolt Brecht: Poetry and Prose. Continuum. ISBN 9780826415059. 
   

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